diff --git a/docs/start/docker_dev.md b/docs/start/docker_dev.md
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--- a/docs/start/docker_dev.md
+++ b/docs/start/docker_dev.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ There are some key differences compared to the [docker production setup](./docke
 
 The [InvenTree docker image](https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/blob/master/docker/Dockerfile) uses a [multi-stage build](https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/multistage-build/) process to allow both production and development setups from the same image. The key difference is that the production image is pre-built using InvenTree source code from GitHub, while the development image uses the source code from your local machine (allowing live code updates).
 
-## Docker Compose
+### Docker Compose
 
 A docker compose script for running a development server is provided in the source repository at [./docker/docker-compose.dev.yml](https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/blob/master/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml).
 
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ This script specifies the following containers:
 | inventree-dev-server | Web server using the django development server |
 | inventree-dev-worker | Background task manager |
 
+!!! success "Works out of the box"
+    You should not need to make any changes to the `docker-compose.dev.yml` file to run the development docker container
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+Environment variables for the docker containers can be found in the file `dev-config.env` in the `docker` directory.
+
+!!! success "Works out of the box"
+    You should not normally need to change these variables from their default values.
+
 ## Setup
 
 ### Download Source Code
@@ -34,106 +44,58 @@ First download the source code from GitHub:
 
 ```
 git clone git@github.com:inventree/InvenTree.git inventree
+```
+
+### Build Docker Containers
+
+Build the docker containers with the following commands:
+
+```
 cd inventree/docker
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml build
 ```
 
-### (Optional) Edit docker-compose File
+### Create Database
 
-The default docker-compose recipe should work "out of the box". However you may want to edit this file to test some custom functionality.
-
-Now, edit the `docker-compose.dev.yml` file (in the `docker` subdirectory), ensuring that the `src` volume points to the directory on your local machine where you have just cloned the source code.
-
-!!! warning "Beware Changes"
-    Ensure that you do not commit any changes to the docker-compose.dev.yml file to git!
-
-### (Optional) Edit Environment Variables
-
-Environment variables for the development server docker images are set in the file [dev-config.env](https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/blob/master/docker/dev-config.env).
-
-In the default configuration these should not need to be adjusted.
-
-### Launch Development Server
-
-Launch the development server with the following command:
+!!! info "First Run Only"
+    This command only needs to be executed on the first run, if the development database has not already been initialized
 
 ```
-docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d inventree-dev-server
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml run inventree-dev-server invoke update
 ```
 
-This command will perform the following actions, in sequence:
+This command performs the following tasks:
 
-#### Create Required Files
-
-The following required files are created (if they do not already exist):
-
-!!! success "File Creation"
-    The following files are created (paths are relative to the top-level InvenTree source directory).
-
-| File | Description |
-| --- | --- |
-| ./dev/config.yaml | InvenTree configuration file |
-| ./dev/secret_key.txt | Secret key file |
-| ./dev/media | Directory for storing uploaded media files |
-| ./dev/static | Directory for storing static files |
-| ./dev/env | Python virtual environment |
-
-#### Install Required Python Packages
-
-The required python packages will be installed into the `./dev/env/` directory.
-
-!!! info "Wait for Install"
-    The first time the server is launched, it will take a few minutes to install the required python packages.
-
-#### Perform Database Migrations
-
-Database schema migrations are automatically performed.
-
-#### Launch Development Server
-
-Once the required python packages are installed, the development web server is then started.
-
-!!! success "Check Connection"
-    Check that the server is running at [http://localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000) before proceeding.
+- Install required python packages into a local python virtual environment
+- Create an SQLite database and perform schema migrations
+- Collect static files
 
 ### Create Superuser
 
-Once the development server is running, you can now create a superuser (admin) account:
+!!! info "First Run Only"
+    This command only needs to be executed on the first run, if you have not already created a superuser account for the database
 
 ```
-docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml run inventree-dev-server bash
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml run inventree-dev-server invoke superuser
 ```
 
-Inside the docker shell, run the following commands:
+This will prompt you to create a superuser account for the InvenTree instance.
 
-```
-source ./dev/env/bin/activate
-invoke superuser
-```
+### Run Containers
 
-Once you have entered the credentials for the superuser account, type `exit` to exit the bash shell.
-
-### Start Background Worker
-
-The InvenTree web server should now be running - but the background worker has not yet been started:
-
-To launch the backround worker process:
-
-```
-docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d inventree-dev-worker
-```
-
-## Restarting Services
-
-Once initial setup is complete, restarting the services is much simpler:
-
-### Start InvenTree Services
-
-To restart the InvenTree development server, simply run the following command:
+Launch the server and worker containers with the following command:
 
 ```
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
 ```
 
+!!! success "Check Connection"
+    Check that the server is running at [http://localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000)
+
+## Restarting Services
+
+Once initial setup is complete, stopping and restarting the services is much simpler:
+
 ### Stop InvenTree Services
 
 To stop the InvenTree development server, simply run the following command:
@@ -142,6 +104,14 @@ To stop the InvenTree development server, simply run the following command:
 docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml down
 ```
 
+### Start InvenTree Services
+
+To restart the InvenTree development server, simply run the following command:
+
+```
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
+```
+
 ## Editing InvenTree Source
 
 Any changes made to the InvenTree source code are automatically detected by the services running under docker.